A patient with hemosiderosis and multiple liver abscesses due to yersinia enterocolitica

Nicholas Beeching, H. H. Hart, B. J. Synek, D. A. Bremner

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Abstract

A 72 yr-old man presented with clinical features suggestive of disseminated malignancy, and at autopsy was found to have hemosiderosis and multiple liver abscesses due to Yersinia enterocolitica. The literature is reviewed, with emphasis on the role of abnormal iron metabolism in disseminated infection with this organism.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)530-532
Number of pages3
JournalPathology
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1985
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hemosiderosis
  • Liver abscess
  • Yersinia enterocolitica

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